Farm

The Trump administration's immigration positions — including mass deportation — have put businesses that employ people without legal status on notice.

The federal government has historically discriminated against Black farmers. The recent funding halt from the Trump administration presents yet another hurdle to those who have spent decades fighting for equity in farming.

County commissioners this month approved a nearly $11 million expansion of the county's urban farm on the East Side, primarily for a new home for the Bexar County Texas A&M Agricultural Extension Service.

Some companies are building businesses on a plan to "enhance" rock weathering, one natural pathway that moves carbon from the atmosphere into deep pockets of the Earth.

The bill would help address accessibility issues for the thousands of colonias in the U.S., most of which are in Texas.

The state fire marshal’s office is investigating.

An analysis by The Texas Newsroom found a 36% increase in the demand for foreign workers in the state in just one year.

Continuing drought means Texas rice farmers will not receive water from the Lower Colorado River Authority in 2023.

Other commodities like wheat and corn are fetching a higher price than cotton.

The department’s helpline is less than a year old. But advocates hope state lawmakers fully fund it as farmers and ranchers continue to face hard economic times and isolation.